Sentences with phrase «attacks against your thyroid»

However, most cases of low thyroid are caused by an autoimmune attack against the thyroid.

In this case, the main strategy is not necessarily to treat the thyroid gland (although thyroid hormone medication may be necessary), but to balance the immune system in order to tame autoimmune attacks against the thyroid.

Although thyroid medications may be necessary to maintain thyroid function, they do not address the immune system's relentless attack against the thyroid gland.

Stress, anger, and fear trigger an inflammatory immune response that can rage on for weeks, flaring attacks against your thyroid and sending inflammation coursing through your body and brain.